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Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins on Monday convened a meeting with his counterparts from across the country to determine how to best deliver medically necessary drugs to Canadians in the most efficient and cost-effective way. CFNU's research quoted on TheStar.com , among others.

A national nurses union is gearing up for the federal election by training members to spread the message about health care and push campaigning politicians to make it a priority — or risk losing votes. Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, said Thursday that for the first time the group is educating hundreds of members about certain health issues so they can talk with co-workers, neighbours and political candidates. Read the full story:

In her interview with The Canadian Press , Linda Silas said Nova Scotia is one of the first provinces to face a shortage of nurses. "What's happening in Nova Scotia is just an early symptom of what's going to happen across the country," she said. Read the article.

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Via email Subject: Idle No More – 10 days is enough, it is time to show leadership and meet with Chief Spence Dear Prime Minister Harper, The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, representing close to 200,000 nurses and nursing students across this country, urges you as Prime Minister to meet with Chief Teresa Spence of Attawapiskat First Nation, as a gesture that things will...

Hospitals over-crowded, under-staffed by Linda Silas The premiers health care innovation working group released its first report last week to polite applause. Baby steps, low-hanging fruit, motherhood and apple pie are all words that have been used to describe the initial efforts of premiers to collaborate on health care without Ottawa herding the cats. Those of us clapping loudly are trying to blow some air on this spark of pan-Canadian collaboration so that health care improvements do catch fire across...

Canada needs a new Health Accord to liberate health-care talent A common approach to scope-of-practice reform will be a huge challenge under any circumstances, but close to impossible without Ottawa playing a major role. By LINDA SILAS , STEVEN LEWIS | The Council of the Federation has identified both coordinated health human resource planning and scope of practice reforms as a central part of its improvement agenda. Scope-of-practice refers to the range of decisions, actions and procedures a licensed professional...

SUN responds to Saskatchewan labour law consultation The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) submitted its official response to the province’s labour consultation today in Regina. The omnibus review of 15 separate pieces of legislation governing labour laws in the province was announced by the Government of Saskatchewan in May of this year with a July 31, 2012 deadline set for all stakeholder and public input. “A review of the legislation is not what is of concern to SUN - we...

Photo by Jennifer Henderson/CBC Protesters send message to premiers over healthcare Protesters in downtown Halifax have been trying to get a message to the premiers as they head into healthcare discussions at the Council of the Federation meeting in Halifax.